Cannot get MS Messenger to work

I think it is ever since I installed my Netgear DG834 Router I have had problems with ms messenger.

Although I can run messenger it would appear that I cannot see people on line so I obviously cannot communicate with them. My mate has the sma eproblem as he has the same router - but he tells me that others can see him, wlthough he cannot see them!

I may be barking uo the wrong tree - but I feel that my router is blocking the porst which allows me to see them - am I right or wrong?

Acolyte I have had a look at this and I cannot find the ISP address that I need to let me router to allow in - it does not appear on the ms help site.Any ideas or has anyone else hads this problem as well and learned how to fix it?

Hi there-1st of all merry xmas to u all, I have been able to use msn happily for a long while and signed in with my yahoo account ok. For some reason on both the frontroom pc however i can no longer log in. Dont know why as there is no problem with the bedroom pc. Where in the registery can i find passwords? I do not want to have to reset my password as that'll mean losing all my contactd. Bedroom pc uses 7.4 msn messenger and the frontroom one uses 4.7, the one I have on my laptop uses 4.7 as well. Should I upgrade?